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Cultural TraditionsPeople from many different cultures live in Britain. BeingBritish is about having a sense of belonging to Britishsociety e.g joining in with traditions:· Royal things such as Trooping the Colour, the Queen's Speech and Royal Ascot are all very British.· Parliament has traditions too, like MPs saying `aye' or no when voting.· Bonfire Night· Dancing around the Maypole on May Day· Pancake Day…read more

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Value Systems Certain values are also important for the British way of life.The Union Jack is an The British Bulldog isexample of a patriotic another patriotic symbolsymbol of Britain as well of Britain. "Rather."as being our flag.…read more

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1. Personal freedom, a basicrightPersonal freedom means being free to make yourown decisions & choices. You can, for example:choose your own career, how to dress and how tospend your leisure time etc.However, this freedom has to be controlled withrules so that other people's rights aren't reducedby your choices.…read more

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2. Respecting & toleratingdiversityEveryone is different ­ especially in themulticultural society that British people live in.There is a lot of diversity.Being British is about respecting the freedoms ofothers and tolerating diversity and notdiscriminating against other people who aredifferent.…read more

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3. Equal opportunitiesIn Britain, we need to believe that everyone has anequal chance in life.People have fought for many years for equality.Some examples include equal rights for womenand gay rights. There are many more...People and companies can be taken to court ifthey discriminate.…read more